circumscript

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sûr′kəm skript′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
cir•cum•script  (sûr′kəm skript′),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. [Rare.]limited or confined.
  2. [Obs.]enclosed or encompassed.
  • Latin circumscrīptus, past participle of circumscrībere to circumscribe; see circum-, script
  • 1640–50

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